Fellowes 98915 Antimicrobial Split Design Keyboard (Black)
by Fellowes
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Customer Review: Great ergonomics and key feel
Summary: 5 Stars
I was using an aging--ahem--EXTREMELY OLD--MS Natural keyboard before realizing it was time to look for a new keyboard. Oh what a difference. The keys on this Fellowes have such a great feel, and they're QUIET.
One of the other nice things is how compact the board is compared to other split style keyboards. A big annoyance of mine is when the keyboard is too wide and starts to push into the mouse area--making it difficult to maintain good ergonomics.
A little thing that takes some getting used to on this board is the layout of the up-down-right-left arrow keys. I'm slowly getting used to it, and I'm sure it wont be a problem after a week or two of heavy keyboard use.
Not sure how important/effective the Antimicrobial coating is (seems like a gimmick), but I'll report back in a couple of years ;)
All in all--this keyboard seems to be worth the price. Considering how much most of us use our keyboards every day, it's better to pay a bit more and get a solid keyboard that will help prevent rep. stress injuries.
A side note to those who already suffer from carpal, etc--Look into Overcoming Repetitive Motion Injuries the Rossiter Way. It's about these somewhat strange two-person stretches that reverse carpal. Try this before you even consider destructive carpal surgery. The stretches worked like a miracle and keep me out of trouble when used once a week as maintenance.
Customer Review: Finally an ergonomic keyboard that works for me
Summary: 5 Stars
My profession is medical transcription, so a comfortable functional keyboard is vital. I have tried several traditional and ergonomic keyboards in the past, but the Fellowes is by far my favorite. Previous purchases included the wave style keyboard which I felt was not truly ergonomic and a split keyboard which was truly ergonomic, but began to malfunction with short term use. I did purchase another split one because I liked the design, but it too malfunctioned even sooner than the prior keyboard. So I did some further research and gave the Fellowes a try. I had read some reviews complaining of the stiff keys. I find the keys to be perfect for my hard touch. The split design and layout work well for me. My only complaint was the two large Windows hot keys which I had a tendency to inadvertently hit. After trying unsuccessfully to disable them I popped them off and have no complaints with this keyboard. I am hoping it stands the test of time, but at this point based on my previous experience, I have confidence it will. It is designed well ergonomically, has an excellent key touch and response, is smaller than other ergonomic keyboards and slightly less costly. It is not fancy--no padded hand rest etc., but for my needs, it has thus far proven to be an excellent work horse that I am extremely pleased with!Customer Review: Eased my aching wrist in less than a week!
Summary: 5 Stars
I highly recommend this keyboard. I had developed pain in my right wrist from my standard keyboard. It radiated to the top of my hand and sometimes down into my forehard to my elbow. I could barely hold a coffee cup without pain. Within a week of getting this keyboard my pain was completely gone. I never expected that kind of relief so quickly. The keyboard is attractive and easy to set up. It sits up higher than a regular keyboard and there's nothing that can be done about that so I use a long gel wrist rest and it works just fine. Someone mentioned in their reviews that the keys were hard to depress but I don't find that to be true. They are relatively quiet and have a nice feel to them. There was a slight learning curve for me to type on a split keyboard since I've never typed on an ergonomic keyboard before but it hasn't been bad at all. When I was trying to decide between all the ergonomic keyboards on Amazon it was pretty confusing but I read the reviews and the Fellowes model was the only one that nearly always mentioned relief of wrist pain so that's why I chose it. And I'm glad I did. I will never go back to a standard keyboard again.Customer Review: Great ergonomic keyboard
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using an ergonomic "split" keyboard for years, to ease up on the carpal tunnel syndrome. This keyboard by Fellowes is so much better than the ones by I've tried Microsoft, for a few reasons: (1) the space bar is split into two, which makes it very easy to press (on the Microsoft keyboard, it's one big bar, and is difficult to press); (2) although this keyboard is slightly "humped" in the center, it's doesn't make me feel like I'm trying to type on a basketball, like with that other keyboard; (3) it's about the same size as my ancient much-loved ergonomic keyboard, instead of taking up half of my desk space. The price was great, the feel is good. My only dislike is the arrow keys and the PageUp/Down etc. keys are in a different arrangement than on my old keyboard, so it's taking me a while to get used to that.Customer Review: Comfortable and convenient
Summary: 5 Stars
I started looking into a new keyboard because I was spending so much time on the computer that my wrists began to ache, have a soreness, etc. I ruled out carpal tunnel, but someone recommended a natural keyboard to help alleviate the pain as I type. I received this as a gift and I could not be happier with it. The split design put my hands in a much more comfortable position and it is raised where the wrists rest to provide more support. This particular keyboard has good keys, they aren't too sticky or too sensitive and once you get used to the slight differences in the arrow keys placement etc it is remarkably easy to use. I believe that everyone should have to use such a keyboard to prevent such injuries in the future. I also like the color since it matches with my computer. I highly recommend this keyboard.